Chinese word

订购

Pronunciation

Pinyindìng gòu

Meaning

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Example

我在网上订购了两件衣服。wǒ zài wǎng shàng dìng gòu le liǎng jiàn yī fú

I ordered two items of clothing online.

Illustration for 订购 (order)

More examples

客户在官网上订购了一个旅游套餐。kè hù zài guān wǎng shàng dìng gòu le yí gè lǚ yóu tào cān

The customer ordered a travel package on the official website.

Core concept

A planned purchase that turns chosen goods or services into an order with delivery details.

Common phrases

  • 在线订购服务zài xiàn dìng gòu fú wù

    order services online

  • 订购套餐dìng gòu tào cān

    order a package

  • 订购门票dìng gòu mén piào

    order tickets

Similar words

预订yù dìng: Reserve a seat, room, or ticket ahead of time so it will be available for later use.
下单xià dān: Submit an order through a website or app by sending the selected items and order details.
购买gòu mǎi: Pay for goods or services and obtain them as a buyer.
订货dìng huò: Place a formal order for goods with a supplier or manufacturer, usually for business supply.

Definition in Chinese

通过预先下单来购买商品或服务，通常在订单中说明数量、规格或配送方式，并由卖方确认或按约发货。tōng guò yù xiān xià dān lái gòu mǎi shāng pǐn huò fú wù tōng cháng zài dìng dān zhōng shuō míng shù liàng guī gé huò pèi sòng fāng shì bìng yóu mài fāng què rèn huò àn yuē fā huò

Word origin

订 (dìng, "arrange or order") + 购 (gòu, "purchase") combines advance arrangement with buying, giving the sense of placing an order for goods or services.

Usage tips

  • A single online purchase can use this verb, so it does not by itself mean that deliveries will repeat or that a payment plan will renew automatically.

Other meanings

  • buyverb
  • buy regularlyverb
  • subscribeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 订购合同dìng gòu hé tóngorder contractnoun
  • 订购量dìng gòu liàngorder quantitynoun

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